Ok - I guess it is Oprah who has a show on Puppy Mills today. Lisa Ling went undercover to investigate. It makes me sick to think anyone could treat any animal in this way. And don't think that they don't exsist in Iowa because they do. Channel 13 just recently did a report about Petland and it's questionable practices. Thank you Sonya Heitshusen!
ASPCA has an article about it and is also thanking Oprah:
Thousands of puppy mills exist all over the United States, with particularly high concentrations in Missouri and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The numbers also appear to be increasing in other areas, including upstate New York, Ohio and Oklahoma. Dogs rescued from puppy mills have been documented to exhibit a wide array of veterinary and behavioral problems, including severe malnutrition, rotting teeth and severe periodontal disease, extreme matting of fur sometimes leading to skin lesions, mange, flea, tick, and parasite infestations, and serious foot and leg injuries from living an entire life on wire mesh flooring. Female dogs in puppy mills are typically bred at every opportunity until they are physically spent and can no longer reproduce. Puppy mill dogs live out their entire lives in tiny enclosures, never having a chance to get out of their cages for exercise or socialization. Ling’s undercover investigation shows the horrors that these dogs must endure, day in and day out.
Raising awareness is one of the most important ways to effect change for puppy mill dogs.
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